Donald Trump a demagogue of the highest orderWaikato Times... the stakes, there's something decidedly surreal about Trump and his campaign. An egotistical billionaire, his profile boosted by a reality television show, runs for a job that's often laughingly described as "leader of the free world". ... Replace ...

Thoughts About the Candidacy of Donald TrumpUtah PolicyTrump's narcissism is illustrated vividly in the focus he puts on his name—featured prominently and burnished in gold on the front of buildings, emblazoned on airplanes, and in the naming of his businesses (“Trump Steaks,” “Trump University,” etc ...and more »

Trump, the narcissistThe Livingston EnterpriseWay back in the late '90s, Mark Singer, when he was working with Donald Trump on his profile for The New Yorker, asked Trump, “When you are shaving in front of the mirror, what are you thinking about?” I can't write the answer Singer got, but Trump's...

Bob Stannard: The projectionistvtdigger.orgAnd it is here where I draw a blank. Just what is Donald Trump qualified to do other than make money for Donald Trump? ... “Defense mechanism, in psychoanalytic theory, any of a group of mental processes that enables the mind to reach compromise ...and more »

Mr. Bright Side: Trump's Gospel of Positive ThinkingThe Nation.Donald Trump begins Crippled America, his will-to-power tract about recovering American greatness, with an uncharacteristic apology of sorts. “The picture we used on the cover of this book”—a glowering shot of the real-estate and reality-TV mogul—is ...and more »

Donald Trump has become voters' default choiceWashington Post (blog)Donald Trump has become the default choice for voters in 2016. Just as Democrats and Republicans return home to their party as presidential campaigns wind deeper into fall, swing voters who can't seem to select the best of two bad options always seem ...and more »

Local psychiatrists' book looks at Trump and narcissismAsheville Citizen-TimesTo establish a diagnosis of any psychological disorder requires individual assessment by a qualified mental health professional. Proper diagnosis is reached only after thorough, individual diagnostic evaluation." Nonetheless, much of the book is about ...

US-Russia Relations Chill Over Syria, and MoreWall Street JournalTensions between the U.S. and Syria deepened this week as the U.S. pulled out of talks withRussia aimed at reducing violence in Syria's civil war. Plus, the mental health struggles of U.S.soldiers returning from war. Photo: Getty ...and more »

The US state department has expressed concerns to the Russian government over the harassment of American officials amid reports that two diplomats were slipped date rape drugs in St Petersburg last year.

A man and a woman, both US officials with diplomatic passports, were drugged while they were attending a United Nations anti-corruption conference in November 2015, state news outlet RFE/RLreported, citing unnamed officials. The incident most likely occurred in their hotel bar, investigators concluded.

BRUSSELS—Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. would continue to seek peaceful solutions to the conflict in Syria after shutting down talks with Russia, which he criticized for prolonging the conflict in Syria with its support for the Assad regime.

In his first public comments on the U.S. decision to end the diplomatic effort with Moscow, Mr. Kerry didn’t indicate how the move would alter Washington’s policy and made no mention of the potential military options that the Obama administration must now weigh.

“I want to be very, very clear to everybody: we are not giving up on the Syrian people, we are not abandoning the pursuit of peace.” Mr. Kerry said during a speech on U.S. policy in Europe. “We will continue, as we have before, to pursue a meaningful, sustainable, enforceable cessation of hostilities throughout the country—and that includes the grounding of Syrian and Russian combat aircraft in designated areas.”

»The Early Edition: October 4, 201604/10/16 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Just Security. Zoë Chapman Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. SYRIA The US suspended talks wit...

»The F.B.I. Crime Report04/10/16 10:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Federal Bureau of Investigation. A former Times reporter writes that “research shows that reported property crime is in many cases very different from actual crime.”

»The West on the brink - The New Times04/10/16 07:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from russia and the west - Google News. The New Times The West on the brink The New Times Internally, nationalism has been gaining strength in nearly all EU member states; externally, Russia is playing great-po...

»Vladimir Mayakovsky02/10/16 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Russia News. He was born the last of three children in Baghdati , Russian Empire where his father worked as a forest ranger. His father was of Ukrainian Cossack descent and his mother was of Ukrainian desc...

»What the world has learned from MH1702/10/16 14:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Russia Direct. What the world has learned from MH17 No matter the eventual outcome of the investigation into the Malaysian Airlines crash, the catastrophe has already done much to cast doubt on some of the...

»Russia and the Downing of MH1702/10/16 14:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Russia. There will be no closure to the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 until those who gave the order to down it are identified.

»Updated OOB Notes02/10/16 14:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Russian Defense Policy. Here are some updated Russian OOB notes. These contain considerably more data points than the last iteration from 2014.

»Turmoil in Trump-land02/10/16 11:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from CNN's YouTube Videos. From: CNN Duration: 00:49 Several Trump allies are worried about two things: a frustrated candidate and a dysfunctional organization.

»Russia in Review02/10/16 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs - US-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism. September 30, 2016 Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent ...

»Pope Francis Celebrates Mass In Baku02/10/16 10:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from rferlonline's YouTube Videos. From: rferlonline Duration: 01:01 Pope Francis met with the local Roman Catholic community and led Sunday Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Vi...

»Monitoring the Pulse of World Leaders02/10/16 10:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story . Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who battled cancer during his last years in office, makes an appearance in Caracas in 2011. Two years later, he would die. (LEO RAMIREZ/AFP/Getty Images) Summary Diplomacy at...

»The World Still Needs America02/10/16 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Washington Free Beacon. Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s support for the transatlantic alliance was tested by fire the year he was elected prime minister of Denmark in 2001. Following 9/11, Denmark proved to be one...

»What ‘Plan B’ could US have in Syria?02/10/16 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinksmikenova shared this story from Stars and Stripes. U.S. officials say they’re weighing new options to stop the bombing campaign by Russia and Syria that’s plunged the city of Aleppo deeper into misery. Few people outside the Obama admini...